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Indian protester comes of age with Gandhigiri NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare was being whisked away in a SUV, a Rajouri Garden trader turned to the hassled cops, who had wrestled with him and thousands of others to ensure smooth passage for the activists vehicle, and pleaded with folded hands Thank you so much sir. Red-faced, the cops looked away. Delhi rediscovered Gandhigiri on Tuesday when the West is veering towards violent protests and their aggressive stifling. For instance, last week British prime minister David Cameron advocated the use of water cannons to quell communal riots and looting in London and Birmingham. But back home, that brief exchange outside the gates of the office of the Delhi Polices DCP (west) embodied the spirit of the new-age Indian protestor. High on Annas message of non-violence, the protester has learnt to shun his favourite weapon -the ubiquitous stone - to embrace peaceful dharna. For instance, a group of protesters pulled out all stops to physically stop Annas car. At Chhatrasal, Delhi University (DU) students coaxed and cajoled the Delhi Police to revolt Delhi Police baghawat karo, hum tumhare saaath hain - and at Rajouri Garden as a fresh truckload of cops came in, a young man crying Bharat Mata Ki pleaded with them Bhai Jai to bol de. There were many attempts like this to fraternize with the force deployed to control them and a tacit game plan to treat the police as an extension of protestors. Aggression was only towards the government. Anna in his address to the nation on Monday had urged his supporters not to resort to violence. If you take to violence, it will take this government minutes to crush you, he had said. Back |
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